 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 254 pages
...was his courser's pace As he reached his rocky tower* *• -\. * ' . ~ 9 -4 He came not from'wjhere Ancram Moor* Ran red with English blood, Where the...Douglas true, and the bold Buccleuch, 'Gainst keen Lord Ivers stood ; * The plate-jack is coat armour ; the vaunt-brace (avant-bras), armour for the shoulders... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 268 pages
...weary was his courser's pace As he reach'd his rocky tower. » He came not from where Ancram Moorf Ran red with English blood, Where the Douglas true, and the bold Buccleuch, 'Gainst keen Lord Ivers stood ; * The plate-jack is coat armour ; the vaunt-brace (avant-bras], armour for the shoulders... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1805 - 264 pages
...Ran red with English blood, Where the Douglas true, and tke bold Buccleuch , 'Gainst keen Lord Ivers stood ; Yet was his helmet hack'd and hew'd, His acton pierced and tore ; Hrs axe and his dagger with blood embrued , But it was not English gore. He lighted at the Chapellage... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 200 pages
...three days space, And his looks were sad and sour; And weary was his courser's pace, As he reached his rocky tower. He came not from where Ancram Moor*...'Gainst keen lord Evers stood. Yet was his helmet hacked and hewed, His acton pierced and tore; His axe and his dagger with blood embrued, But it was... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 pages
...weary was his courser's pace, As he reached his rocky tower. He came not from where Ancram Moor*Ran red with English blood ; Where the Douglas true, and the bold Buccleuch, 'Gainst keen Lord Evere stood. - . . Yet was his helmet hack'd and hew'd, His acton pierc'd and tore ; His axe and his... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 306 pages
...plate-jack is coat armour; the vaunt-brace, or wamhrace, armour for the body ; the sperthe, a battle az. He came not from where Ancram Moor* Ran red with English...the bold Buccleuch, 'Gainst keen lord Evers stood. Tet was his helmet hacked and hewed, His acton pierced and tore ; His ax and his dagger with blood... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 272 pages
...three days space, And his looks were sad and sour ; And weary was his courser's pace, As he reached his rocky tower. He came not from where Ancram Moor*...'Gainst keen Lord Evers stood. Yet was his helmet hacked and hewed, His acton pierced and tore ; His axe and his dagger with blood embrued, But it was... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - 242 pages
...three days space, And his looks were sad and sour; And weary was his courser's pace , As he reached his rocky tower. He came not from where Ancram Moor...with English blood; Where the Douglas true , and the told Buccleuch, Gainst keen Lord Evers stood. Yet was his helmet hack'd and hew'd, His acton pierced... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...Moor1 Ran red wilh English bjood ; Where ihe Douglas irue.aud the bold Bucvleucb, 'Gaiust keen Ix>rd Evers stood. Yet was his helmet hack'd and hew'd, His acton pierced and tore ; Mis axe and his dagger witii blood cmbrued. But it was nol Euglish gore. He lighted at the Clupcll.ige,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 430 pages
...the sperthe, a battle-axe. t The battle of Ancrum Moor was foueht in 1545. between a strong inWhere the Douglas true, and the bold Buccleuch, 'Gainst keen Lord Evers stood. Yet was his helmet hacked and hewed, His acton pierced and tore ; His axe and his dagger with blood embrued — But it... | |
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Baron returned in three days' space, And his looks were sad and sour ; And weary was his courser's pace, As he reach'd his rocky tower. He came not from where Ancram Moor Ran red with English blood ; Where the Douglas true, and the bold Buccleuch, 'Gainst... 
